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Appeal to Senator Mark Warner

Appeal to Senator Mark Warner

The Honorable Mark R. Warner
United States Senate

We, the undersigned citizens, residing in the Commonwealth of Virginia, believe that action is necessary to stop the rising rate of gun violence. More than 3400 of our fellow Americans have been shot and killed since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school.
We believe that the following sensible reforms would help make America and Virginia a safer place for families and children.

First, require that the purchaser must pass a background check prior to completing all sales and transfers of firearms. It must be universal and include sales at gun shows.

Second, prohibit the purchase, sale, importation and manufacture of ammunition clips and magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

Every attempt to make the US safer from gun violence over the last few years has failed largely due to NRA inspired inaction on sensible gun reforms for the nation. Speakers include Delegate Ken Plum, Patricia Maisch (Hero of the Tucson shooting), Rev. Julie Price and John Monroe. Location: NRA Headquarters 11250 Waples Mill Rd […]

The bills voted on repeal the ‘One-Gun-A-Month’ law, allow guns into bars, and even make it easier to buy machine guns and bazookas. Here is a chart on how all of VA’s delegates voted on these key bills. Note the explanations of the bills and the reason that we don’t have any good bills to […]

Here’s a look at gun safety bills, both good and bad, that were considered by the legislature. You can click on the underlined bill numbers to be linked to what each bill was about and how it fared in the legislature. 2014 Gun Bills in Virginia